Lol I honestly can't no mate! I watch him and when he gets the balls played to his feet in a tight spot I know it's going back too the opposition. And he moans just as much as jelavic now so I think I just hate him.

Lol I honestly can't no mate! I watch him and when he gets the balls played to his feet in a tight spot I know it's going back too the opposition. And he moans just as much as jelavic now so I think I just hate him.

Have you missed the goals he's scored for us, and how he's always on the end of stuff. Not to mention the amount of times he wins the ball back for us and starts attacks.

With Coleman and Baines as our fullbacks and the amount of time they spend going forward, having Deulofeu and Mirallas on the wings would just be a disaster. If someone like Hibbert or Neville was playing behind Deulofeu then it'd be fine but we'd get slaughtered in my opinion.

Have you missed the goals he's scored for us, and how he's always on the end of stuff. Not to mention the amount of times he wins the ball back for us and starts attacks.

No, In his first season I didn't see much of that at all and iv seen a few this year. When u have two defensive midfielders you don't need a defensive winger... And he may win ball back but also gives it away a lot more. He did it twice last night and nearly cost us two goals.

I'm definitely going to miss Bryan Cranston's amazing work, and Walter White as the most interesting and complex protagonist I can remember.

Good think we will have an Everton win (hopefully getting us into the Top Four) to cheer us up!

I didn't see the cup debacle, but I thought Oviedo did a very good job on Saturday. Interested to see how he would mesh with more of the regular first unit. Kid Barca seems more like an "offensive jolt" sub that starting material in the Prem. At least for the time being.

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"If you want a really scary thought, imagine how stupid the average American is. Then realize...half of 'em are dumber than THAT." - George Carlin

I doubt Gibbo is near starting a PL game judging by how knackered he was after an hour on Tuesday.

Also while the idea of Barkley, Mirallas and Deulofeu behind the front man seems the most aesthetically pleasing I'm not sure if it provides the best balance.

All 3 are basically players who will get the ball and look to do something themselves with it.

Having a player who is less selfish (I don't mean that in a bad way in this instance) would ensure more occasions where the best "team" option is chosen which would, natuarally, ensure that the two "selfish" players in the team would get the ball more often.

If these types of players are starved of the ball the chances are that when they finally do get the ball they'll look to take on the responsibility themselves, sometimes to the detriment of the team.

Putting 3 in at once automatically reduces the time that each player will have with the ball, thereby increasing the chance of the above scenario occuring.

It's like the old "more strikers = more goals" rule; it may seem tempting (and obvious) but for the majority of the time it's not true.